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Explore the intersection of worship, vocation, and gospel metaphors in health professions to understand living under the cross in daily life. Discover how to apply gospel metaphors in healthcare settings.
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Content Section 1: Worship and Vocation Section 2:Gospel Metaphors Section 3:Application of Gospel Metaphors
Content Conclusion: Living under the Cross in vocation
Section # 1 Vocation in the world Worship and Vocation Vocation in the world Worship
Vocation Worship Service of neighbor Served by Christ Eternal salvation Temporal service Working in co-operation with God Passively accepting the Gospel
In the Name … … of the Father … … and of the Son … … and of the Holy Spirit.
Confession of sins “… we have not loved You with our whole heart and we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves…”
Worship Absolution: forgiveness of sins Gloria: acts of God in salvation Scripture readings: the centrality of the cross
Worship Sermon: • Gospel centred • Instruction in vocational living
Worship Creed: • Father: creator of life • Jesus Christ: the focus of confession in church and work • Holy Spirit: strengths
Worship Prayer of the Church: 3 estates of vocation – [1] society, [2] family, [3] Church “… support all people in their proper vocation…”
Worship The Lord’s Prayer: Struggles of vocation - Daily bread - Temptation and evil - Sin and forgiveness - Opposition to Christ - Frustration to His Kingdom - Desecration of His name
Worship Eucharist:
Worship Final prayer: “… we pray that through it (the eucharist) You would graciously strengthen us is faith toward You and in love for one another…”
Christian life Divine Service (incorporating vocation) Daily devotions (incorporating vocation)
Dr Martin Luther: “If everyone served his or her neighbour, then the whole world would be filled with divine service.”
Section # 2 Gospel Metaphors
Gospel Metaphors What is the Gospel? What is a metaphor?
Gospel Metaphors Examples of metaphors: “My old music teacher was a real dragon.” “He’s a night owl.” “She was the shining star of the performance.” “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
Gospel Metaphors Metaphor= a figure of speech (or picture or image) from one frame of reference transferred or used in another frame of reference.
Gospel Metaphors Gospel= the good news that Jesus Christ died for us for the forgiveness of our sins = justification by faith
Gospel Metaphors Gospelmetaphor= a picture or image from one frame of reference, or one setting in life, used to convey the good news that our sins are forgiven, that we are justified by faith.
Gospel metaphors Innocent Victory Peace Water Joy Freedom Hope Clean Light Adoption of sons Life Bread Health Head held high
Gospel metaphors Courtroom metaphor: Innocent vs Guilty Peace metaphor: Peace vs War, conflict Freedom metaphor: Freedom vs Bondage, imprisonment
Gospel metaphors Diagnosis: Law metaphor Medicine: Gospel metaphor
Gospel vs Law Innocent Guilty Peace Conflict, war Freedom Bondage, imprisonment Victory Defeat Light Darkness Life Death Clean Dirty, impure … and so on …
Gospel metaphors Central to Gospel metaphors: Cross Shedding of blood
Section # 3 Gospel Metaphors in Health Professions
Case study # 1 “Christina” 19 years old. Sore throat Penicillin T.O.P. Symptoms
Case study # 1 Law metaphors: - Guilty - Dirty - Despair - Sorrow - Conflict - Shame
Law vs Gospel Guilty Innocent Dirty Clean Despair Hope Sorrow Joy Inner conflict Peace Shame Head held high
Case study # 2 “James” Homosexual behavior Head and neck cancer Palliative care Death
Law vs Gospel Guilty Innocent Dirty, degraded Clean Conflict Peace Fear of dying Love and resurrection
Case study # 3 Suzanne Rubin “… it’s an obsession. I must find my father, even if it’s only to discover what sort of man sells his sperm and ultimately his own flesh and blood for $ 25, then walks away without any thought to the life he may have created.
Case study # 3 Suzanne Rubin “How is a child produced in this way supposed to feel about a father who sold the essence of his life so cheaply to a total stranger?”
Conclusion • Blessings of living in 21st century • Decline in worship and community principles informed by Christianity • Changed concept of the individual
Health changes • 1970’s. Abortion. IVF. Embryo experimentation. Surrogacy. OCP. • Now. Euthanasia. GLBT movement. Internet Health. Depression and anxiety. • Acceptance of practices associated with Eastern mysticism
Conclusion A) Autos = self Nomos = rule of law Autonomy = self – rule B) Hippocratic oath discarded C) AMA: difficulty with consensus statements
Conclusion Gospel metaphor: Life vs Death Baptism
Conclusion Law Our sinful nature, egoistic self, “old Adam”, “Big Me” is crucified, dead and buried with Christ.
Conclusion Gospel United with Christ in His resurrection NT: with Christ, in Christ, through Christ, for Christ, to Christ, under Christ, on Christ, like Christ “It is no longer I who live, but Christ, who lives in me.” (Gal 2:2)
